Faith and love are apt to be spasmodic in the best minds: Men live on …

Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Faith and love are apt to be spasmodic in the best minds: Men live on the brink of mysteries and harmonies into which yet they never enter, and with their hand on the doorlatch they die outside. ✨ Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson.
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